The Death Masks of Macbeth

Professor Simon Palfrey discusses the deaths and afterlives of
Oliver Cromwell and Macbeth In this short talk Simon Palfrey
explores the deathly afterlives of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ and
reads extracts from his novel 'Macbeth, Macbeth'. Simon Palfrey is
Professor of English Literature at Brasenose College, University of
Oxford. His recent work explores the unique kinds of life generated
by dramatic, poetic, and fictional forms, and the opportunities
this opens up for more philosophically adventurous and formally
imaginative criticism. As well as 'Demons Land', his current
projects include a semi-autobiographical exploration of romantic
poetry, 'The Mental Travellers', and a critical fiction written
with Ewan Fernie, 'Macbeth, Macbeth' (Bloomsbury, 2016).